Unit 9: Manage Window 2008 Server Monitoring, Reliability, and Availability

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IT278 Network Administration |

Unit 9: Manage Window 2008 Server Monitoring, Reliability, and Availability |

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Paul R. Chapman |

2/11/2012 |

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Task Manager By CPU %

Performance Monitor with Counters

Security Log

Stability Index

Safe Mode "In safe mode, you have access to only basic files and drivers (mouse, monitor, keyboard, mass storage, base video, default system services, and no network connections). You can choose the Safe Mode with Networking option, which loads all of the above files and drivers and the essential services and drivers to start networking, or you can choose the Safe Mode with Command Prompt option, which is exactly the same as safe mode except that a command prompt is started instead of the graphical user interface. You can also choose Last Known Good Configuration, which starts your computer using the registry information that was saved at the last shutdown.

Safe mode helps you diagnose problems. If a symptom does not reappear when you start in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and minimum device drivers as possible causes. If a newly added device or a changed driver is causing problems, you can use safe mode to remove the device or reverse the change." (Microsoft Resources)

Normal or Protected mode as it is often referred to is when you boot the computer normally and it loads all the drivers and applications which is not a diagnostic mode like safe mode. In order to access safe mode unless reverting from a crash and automatically given the option, the user would need to repeatedly tap the F8 key after the BIOS screen and before the Windows Splash Screen.

Works Cited

Microsoft Resources. (n.d.). Retrieved from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/boot_failsafe.mspx?mfr=true